Columnists

Dear Abby

Husband won’t put will in writing

He has an adult child from his first marriage and would like to include her in the will. I’m fine…

April 2, 2021

Downtown Lowdown

Patty Storen keeps up with Durango

A founding member of local jam-grass band Liver Down the River, Storen has recently moved to Denver with a few…

April 2, 2021

Dear Abby

Moving home comes with questions

I recently went on vacation. I knew my room was a little messier than I’d like, but I also knew…

April 1, 2021

Healing Nutrition

Stop eating these foods to protect the trillions of tiny soldiers fighting for your health

The microbiome is the vast collection of trillions of bacteria in your digestive system that work together to maintain health.…

March 31, 2021

Dear Abby

Wife unsettled by man’s obsession

Three months ago, he asked to do some role playing, where we hid my leg under a towel to give…

March 30, 2021

Action Line

North or west? Action Line turns to mathematical wizardry

Temporary fill has proved inadequate, leading to the orange-cone and yellow-ribbon decorations at the Walmart lot.Courtesy of Noah Parker Dear…

March 29, 2021

La Plata Health Watch

Transparency, education key to vaccine campaign

That said, public health experts have long warned that this will be a marathon, not a sprint. With the authorization…

March 28, 2021

Guest Columns

Richard Grossman: Population Matters

du1-i-syn I took care of an infant with bad burns when I was in general practice. He was not seriously…

March 27, 2021

Guest Columns

Don Coram: Let’s play Fiscal Note Jeopardy!

That is exactly what is going on in the Colorado General Assembly. With all the COVID-19 issues during the last…

March 27, 2021

From the Chamber

Respecting the past while embracing our future

Well, I apologize, I’m going to give you another one, one that you perhaps have already heard, but either way,…

March 27, 2021

Shelf Life

Let’s continue to build on library’s wonderful legacy

Marshalldu1-i-syn In the decades since our small-town library was planted, it has been nourished by a host of volunteers, librarians,…

March 26, 2021

Dear Abby

New hire wrecked neighbor’s car

My car was parked legally on the street, and there was a huge dent in it. I called the police…

March 26, 2021

Letter from Korla

Letter: Lodgers tax proposal serves business, not people

The last answer made a difference when candidates were asked about how they would measure the needs of neighborhood residents…

March 26, 2021

Guest Columns

Farhad Manjoo: How Berkeley overcame NIMBYs

Farhad Manjoo. (Earl Wilson/The New York Times)du1-i-syn In 1916, the city that is now a byword for progressivism became one…

March 26, 2021

Downtown Lowdown

Dana Ariel branching out musically

Carted up to Reservoir Hill in Pagosa Springs by her parents for the bluegrass, roots and folk festivals that bookend…

March 25, 2021

Dear Abby

Fortunes change for homeless woman

I receive Social Security survivor benefits now, and I want to move on and get my own place. He says…

March 25, 2021

Guest Columns

Mike Littwin: We’re no longer surprised at mass murders

We can be shocked, yes, because this one happened someplace that we know. We can be heartbroken, surely, that 10…

March 25, 2021

Guest Columns

Writers on the Range: We can act now to fight wildfires

du1-i-syn The West, despite a few days of intense winter, is far drier than it was leading up to last…

March 25, 2021

Nourishing Morsels

Time for whole-body spring cleaning

It can also bring allergies, irritability (spring fever) and a desire to deep clean everything. This is the perfect time…

March 24, 2021

Dear Abby

Teen swears stepmom to secrecy

My husband and Amelia are very close, but she and her mom recently had a falling-out. Amelia pledged me to…

March 23, 2021

Guest Columns

Tori Ossola: Don’t take out COVID-19 anger on hospitality workers

du1-i-syn On my job as general manager of a downtown Durango hotel, it amazes, angers and disappoints when a grown…

March 23, 2021

Action Line

Howdy, Pardner! Now get that couch off your lawn

Not a bad-looking couch, but sorry, it has been taken.Courtesy of city of Durango Dear Queen: Whether tourists deserve courtesy…

March 22, 2021

Thinking Green

Gold King legacy leads to stronger water protections

The path of changes and improvements to how the state manages potential impacts of hardrock mining offers a prime example…

March 20, 2021

Guest Columns

Jan and Greg Phillips: How to evaluate health-care reform proposals

Access to health care often varies based on income, race, age, sex, disability, gender identity and residential location. Cost, inadequate…

March 20, 2021